Super Eagles’ position in Africa’s FIFA ranking declines by 2 places

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are now ranked 42nd in the globe after falling two spots in the most recent FIFA rankings.

The Eagles lost 16.04 points on Thursday to move up to 1474.44 points in the world football governing body’s ranking table, down from 1490.48 in October.

The team’s ranking on the continent was unaffected by the decrease, though, as it was still ranked sixth, after Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt in that order.

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The ranking decline follows the Super Eagles’ 1-1 draws against Lesotho on November 16 and Zimbabwe on November 19 in their two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

Argentina (1st) and France (2nd) continue to lead the way, while England (3rd, up 1) has moved up to join the trio of teams at the top of the pack, followed by Belgium (4th, up 1), who have also moved up one spot.

Brazil (5th, down 2) has lost position after losing to Argentina and Colombia back-to-back, but they have managed to stay in the top 5.

Spain (8th), Italy (9th), and Croatia (10th) round out the top 10, which has once again seen a trade-off between the Netherlands (6th, up 1) and Portugal (7th, down 1).

Uruguay (11th, up 4) has improved significantly, but they will have to settle for a spot just outside the top 10.

After victories over Ghana and the Central African Republic, the Comoros Islands (119th, up 9) had an even better month and have two reasons to celebrate: they are presently in 119th place, which is their highest-ever ranking.

Though they haven’t moved up as many spots as the Comorans, Kosovo (101st, up 4) is still higher than it has ever been.

The other major shiftrs in the November ranking are Guinea-Bissau (103rd, up 7), Azerbaijan (114th, up 6), Libya (120th, up 6), Malaysia (130th, up 7), and Rwanda (133rd, up 7).

After months of inactivity, American Samoa (188th), Tonga (196th), and Samoa (187th) have resumed playing international football, adding their names to the ranking.

FIFA World Cup qualifying tournaments held in Asia, South America, and Africa were factored into the ranking.

The schedules of the other confederations that were taken into consideration were the Pacific Games in 2023, the Concacaf Nations League 2023–24, and the UEFA EURO 2024 qualification matches.

The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking was significantly impacted by all of these games, including the podium’s composition.